MANILA, Philippines — The dredging operations being done on Marikina River has revealed that an area as vast as 27 hectares had been reclaimed from the river without necessary permits, the city’s local government unit said Wednesday.
According to a statement from Marikina City’s Public Information Office (PIO) on Wednesday, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) found out that there were 25 lot parcels that are either partially or completely encroaching on the Marikina River.
The dredging activity is one of the initiatives launched by the local government, DENR, and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) in an effort to restore the old glory …
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